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Claradonna · 11-30-2008, 04:05 PM

It will be so cool to have a spectrum of early tests for talents, which would allow humans to specialize and develop their natural skills early, given that it also corresponds to their spiritual purpose, like a kind of scientific The Giver?

Born to run? Little ones get test for sports gene

Brutha · 11-30-2008, 10:22 PM

Genetic Future : The ACTN3 sports gene test: what can it really tell you? is a post by an actual scientist on the nytimes story.

Jarreddo · 12-01-2008, 06:57 AM

Honestly, I don't think this is a good idea. At all. The end result will only be kids told that they should be this one specific thing and pushed away from anything else. Back in the day, women were told to stick to domestic work because they weren't suited for manual labor or complex thinking; today, parents who want their kids to be famous shove them into pageants and acting careers incredibly early on in life.

No matter how it's done, it's a bad idea, people should be able to try out all their different options and pick the one they like best. Adolescence and early adulthood should be reserved for experimentation and exploration, if you focus too much on one thing, most likely you'll find it's not what you really want, and you'll be stuck with something you hate.

If there were some way to test for spiritual purpose, then sure, it could work. But I doubt that will ever happen; it's something you need to find on your own.

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Claradonna Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 81	Genetic testing for talents! It will be so cool to have a spectrum of early tests for talents, which would allow humans to specialize and develop their natural skills early, given that it also corresponds to their spiritual purpose, like a kind of scientific The Giver? Born to run? Little ones get test for sports gene

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Brutha Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 8,749	Genetic Future : The ACTN3 sports gene test: what can it really tell you? is a post by an actual scientist on the nytimes story.

12-01-2008, 06:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jarreddo Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 62	Honestly, I don't think this is a good idea. At all. The end result will only be kids told that they should be this one specific thing and pushed away from anything else. Back in the day, women were told to stick to domestic work because they weren't suited for manual labor or complex thinking; today, parents who want their kids to be famous shove them into pageants and acting careers incredibly early on in life. No matter how it's done, it's a bad idea, people should be able to try out all their different options and pick the one they like best. Adolescence and early adulthood should be reserved for experimentation and exploration, if you focus too much on one thing, most likely you'll find it's not what you really want, and you'll be stuck with something you hate. If there were some way to test for spiritual purpose, then sure, it could work. But I doubt that will ever happen; it's something you need to find on your own.

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